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This list is drawn from "The New York Times Book of Movies: The Essential 1,000 Films to See", published in 2019. It contains a selection of 1000 reviews that have been printed in The New York Times. The majority of movies in this book are among the "10 Best Films" chosen by New York Times critics at the end of each year.

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  1. 689 +7

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  2. 330 +12

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 928 +8

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  4. 687 +7

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 780 +5

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  6. 95 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 153 +13

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 158 +12

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 821 +6

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  10. 860 +7

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  11. 13 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 37 +6

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 940 +6

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  14. 793 +6

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 140 +9

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  16. 812 +7

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  17. 340 +10

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  18. 331 +12

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  19. 233 +7

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  20. 703 +7

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  21. 51 +6

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  22. 765 +6

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 422 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  24. 752 +6

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 261 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  26. 627 +4

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  27. 578 +9

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 797 +6

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  29. 696 +6

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  30. 337 +10

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  31. 847 +8

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  32. 923 +8

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  33. 276 +10

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  34. 149 +12

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  35. 647 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  36. 713 +8

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  37. 464 +9

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  38. 979 +3

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  39. 419 +13

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  40. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  41. 547 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  42. 880 +11

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  43. 512 +11

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  44. 869 new

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  45. 804 +8

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  46. 695 +6

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  47. 910 +6

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  48. 613 +3

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  49. 79 +8

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  50. 701 +7

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
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